Monday, October 16, 1978
Chicago Bears 7, Denver Broncos 16| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears (3-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Denver Broncos (5-2-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| CHI | DEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Jim Turner 45 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| CHI | Roland Harper 33 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 3 |
| DEN | Jon Keyworth 4 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 10 |
| DEN | Otis Armstrong 9 yard pass from Craig Morton (kick failed) | 7 | 16 |
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 40-210-0 | 36-135-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-26-170-1-2 | 15-24-183-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-33 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 137 | 173 |
| Total yards | 347 | 308 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 16-147 | 8-85 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 22 | 157 | 0 | ||||||||